diff --git a/traefik.go b/traefik.go
index 7aa0a0446..0900bd172 100644
--- a/traefik.go
+++ b/traefik.go
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	Version               = ""
-	BuildDate             = ""
 	globalConfigFile      = kingpin.Arg("conf", "Main configration file.").Default("traefik.toml").String()
 	version               = kingpin.Flag("version", "Get Version.").Short('v').Bool()
 	currentConfigurations = make(configs)
diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b9d6464b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package main
+
+var (
+	Version   = ""
+	BuildDate = ""
+)